Farage: Labour Figure to Join Reform Next Week
Farage hints a top Labour member will leave for Reform UK next week.
On 16 January 2026, Sky News reported that Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, said a "well‑known" Labour figure would defect to his party the following week. The claim comes after Robert Jenrick’s resignation from the Conservative Party and the earlier defection of former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi. Farage’s statement has not named a specific individual, but speculation points to former Labour MPs such as Kate Hoey of Birmingham Edgbaston or Gisela Stuart of the same constituency, both of whom became peers in 2016. The move would further erode Labour’s ranks ahead of the 2026 local election cycle.
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